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Photos: Mazzoni Center has a new home on Broad for the …

WEBThe Mazzoni Center’s new home is at 1348 Bainbridge Street. After years of shuffling patients back and forth between its various health centers scattered throughout …

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Photos: Inside CHOP’s Roberts Center for Pediatric …

WEBThe new CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research Tower is open. Photos by Melissa Romero. Folks have been settled into their new digs at the Roberts …

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Basic tenant rights in Philly, explained

WEBBasic tenant rights. A flush toilet in a room with a door. A bathtub or shower in a private room—it has to be ventilated, too. A kitchen sink. A safe gas or electric cooking range. …

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City plans public restrooms in Kensington after Hepatitis …

WEBThe outbreak was declared a public health emergency. The city is installing sinks and (eventually) toilets following an outbreak.

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Turning vacant lots into green spaces reduces depression, …

WEBA recent study found that Philly residents reported a decrease in depression when vacant lots near them were turned into green spaces—or at least just cleaned up. …

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Inside North Philly’s newest senior affordable housing …

WEBAs a whole, Philadelphia is home to the largest population of seniors among all major U.S. cities. That number is expected to grow; 90 percent of the senior …

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Health Center No. 1 nominated for historic designation …

WEBHealth Center No. 1, a midcentury modern building that dates back to 1959 and is awaiting future development, has just been nominated for historic designation.

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Philly Ranked 57th in World for Quality of Life

WEBIt cracked the top 10 in the U.S., too. Calling Philly "57th best" doesn't sound as good as No. 1, but we'll take it.In a new survey involving 230 cities, Philadelphia was …

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Philly’s median rent, home values, both increased in 2019

WEBThe study, published by Zillow this week, examined the costs of renting and buying a home in major cities across the country. The median rent in Philly in June was …

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Washington Avenue Green, Philly’s own Ellis Island: Then …

WEBIn 2013, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation revealed its plans to transform the pier into Washington Avenue Green, a public waterfront park. The $2.5 …

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RFQ issued for midcentury modern health center on Broad Street

WEBHealth Center No. 1, a midcentury modern building that dates back to 1959 is up for grabs. The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) has issued an …

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Philly unveils Vision Zero plan to make streets safer

WEBThe city has released a three-year action plan to wipe out traffic deaths and severe injuries on Philly’s streets by 2030. Here’s what you need to know.

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Philly’s new Eviction Prevention Project seeks to help tenants, curb

WEBIn October 2017, Mayor Jim Kenney created a 27-person Eviction Task Force to study the city’s eviction crisis. City Council and the Department of Planning and …

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Pennsylvania’s first LGBTQ housing for young adults breaks …

WEBRendering by Kitchen & Associates. Construction has officially begun on the first LGBTQ housing project of its kind in Pennsylvania, the Gloria Casarez Residence in …

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Remembering Louis Kahn’s demolished work in Philadelphia

WEBMill Creek was one of the many public housing projects in Philadelphia that Kahn had a hand in designing. The earliest drawing dates back to 1950. Built in two …

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After refinery shutdown, what happens to the land

WEBUnderneath southwest Philly’s oil refinery, which announced its closure Wednesday, sits 150 years of pollution and soil contamination. Lead and benzene are …

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Update: Camden's Ruby Match Factory Renovation Will Start Next …

WEBsays Buhn, the principal and CEO of Athenian Razak, a Philadelphia-based real estate company that's behind the renovation of Camden's historic Ruby Match …

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Hahnemann Hospital plans to close this fall

WEBAfter suffering financial difficulties. After 171 years as a staple in the Philly medical world and the North Broad skyline, Hahnemann Hospital is expected to close …

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Council approves PGW liquid natural gas plant in South Philly

WEBThe vote for a PGW liquified natural gas plant (LNG), which would go in at the gas company’s site off West Passyunk, passed 13-4 Thursday, with council …

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